• futatorius@lemm.ee
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    6 days ago

    There is no one universally right way to do activism.

    There are, however, many ways that are demonstrably wrong.

    If you’re acting in a way that gives rise to credible speculation that you’re secretly funded by Big Oil, maybe it’s worth considering the possibility that you’re a counterproductive cosplaying fool.

    We need a diversity of tactics.

    Running unarmed at a machine-gun nest is a tactic. But a diversity of tactics is only a good thing when those tactics actually work.

    • dillekant@slrpnk.net
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      4 days ago

      Remember there is an actual intelligent force you are against, so they are working on making your effective tactics ineffective. In that case, how do you know if a tactic “works”?

      A: you try a bunch of stuff AKA a diversity of tactics.